Senate pushes bill to tighten controls on foreign aid
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking to establish a legal framework for the transparent management, accountability and disclosure of foreign assistance, humanitarian support, grants and concessional financing received by Nigeria. The proposed legislation is aimed at strengthening oversight of donor-funded projects, integrating foreign aid into the national […]
Akpabio Promises End to Nigeria’s Insecurity Soon
By Anayo Akwitti President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerians that the President Bola Tinubu led administration will do its best to ensure that the problems of insecurity currently confronting the country became a thing of the past. Akpabio gave the assurance on Wednesday, while receiving in courtesy, members of the Ladies Golf […]
Senate Warns Revenue Agencies Over Breach of Remittance Laws
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate on Wednesday threatened to invoke its constitutional powers against more than 30 federal revenue-generating agencies and government-owned enterprises over alleged violations of statutory revenue remittance laws and refusal to honour invitations to appear before its Committee on Finance. The warning followed a point of order raised during plenary by the […]
Senate Delays Coast Guard Bill to Allow Wider Stakeholder Input
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate on Wednesday stepped down further consideration of the Nigerian Coast Guard Establishment Bill, 2026 (SB. 575) to allow for wider consultations with key stakeholders in the maritime sector before proceeding with its passage. The decision followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele seeking the temporary withdrawal of the […]
Ogun Assembly Clears Ex-Speaker of Embezzlement Allegation
Ogun Assembly Clears Ex-Speaker of Embezzlement Allegation By Oluwakemi Kindness The Ogun State House of Assembly has cleared former Speaker Olakunle Oluomo of an embezzlement allegation linked to his removal from office in 2024. The Assembly also converted Oluomo’s impeachment to a resignation during Wednesday’s plenary at the Assembly Complex in Oke-Mosan, […]
Reps Seek Ecological Fund To Rescue Bayelsa Industrial Park
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to deploy the Ecological Fund to address the shoreline erosion threatening the Eraskorp Industrial Park in Gbarain, Bayelsa State. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved on Tuesday by Rep. Oforji Oboku, who warned that continued […]
Reps Summon NSA Over PFIPC Authenticity Warning
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA) to explain the action it took after confirming in 2025 that the alleged Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, was unknown to the Federal Government. The summons came during Tuesday’s sitting of the House Ad-hoc Committee […]
Senate Expands Safe Schools Probe, Extends Panel’s Mandate
By Anayo Akwitti The Senate has expanded the scope of its investigation into the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI), bringing key education funding and social intervention agencies under scrutiny while granting its Ad-hoc Committee an additional three weeks to conclude its assignment. The decision followed a motion moved on Tuesday by Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, […]
Reps Widen PFIPC Probe, Summon SGF, Ministers
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention/Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has widened its probe, summoning the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), key ministers, heads of government agencies and the Inspector-General of Police to appear before it on Thursday. Committee Chairman, Yusuf Gagdi, issued the summons […]
CBN Tells Reps PFIPC Accounts Had Zero Balance
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday told the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention/Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) that two domiciliary accounts opened for the council in 2025 were never activated, funded or used for any financial transaction. The disclosure was made by the CBN’s Director of […]